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Calibration Coefficients NOAA-15

NOAA-15 Normalized and Absolute calibration coefficients for VIS scaled radiance (0 to 1, AVHRR Channel 1). The Absolute coefficients combine all ISCCP calibration adjustments, including the aircraft calibration.

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  DATE     NORMALIZATION    ABSOLUTE     TOTAL CORRECTION
YYYYMMDD   Slope   Intc   Slope   Intc     Slope   Intc  
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19990131  1.249   0.000   1.000   0.000   1.249   0.000
19990228  1.249   0.000   0.999   0.000   1.248   0.000
19990331  1.249   0.000   0.998   0.000   1.247   0.000
19990430  1.249   0.000   0.997   0.000   1.245   0.000
19990531  1.249   0.000   0.996   0.000   1.244   0.000
19990630  1.249   0.000   0.995   0.000   1.243   0.000
19990731  1.249   0.000   0.995   0.000   1.243   0.000
19990831  1.249   0.000   0.994   0.000   1.242   0.000
19990930  1.249   0.000   0.993   0.000   1.240   0.000
19991031  1.249   0.000   0.992   0.000   1.239   0.000
19991130  1.249   0.000   0.991   0.000   1.238   0.000
19991231  1.249   0.000   0.990   0.000   1.237   0.000
20000131  1.249   0.000   0.989   0.000   1.235   0.000
20000229  1.249   0.000   0.988   0.000   1.234   0.000
20000331  1.249   0.000   0.987   0.000   1.233   0.000
20000430  1.249   0.000   0.986   0.000   1.232   0.000
20000531  1.249   0.000   0.985   0.000   1.230   0.000
20000630  1.249   0.000   0.984   0.000   1.229   0.000
20000731  1.249   0.000   0.984   0.000   1.229   0.000
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NOAA-15: Normalized and Absolute calibration coefficients for IR brightness temperature in Kelvin (AVHRR Channel 4). The Absolute coefficients combine all ISCCP calibration adjustments, including the aircraft calibration.

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  DATE     NORMALIZATION    ABSOLUTE     TOTAL CORRECTION
YYYYMMDD   Slope   Intc   Slope   Intc     Slope   Intc  
--------   -------------  -------------  ----------------

19990131   1.031  -9.883   1.000   0.000   1.031  -9.883
    :        :       :      :       :        :       :   
20000728   1.031  -9.883   1.000   0.000   1.031  -9.883
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ISCCP Calibration Coefficients